Kohistanis

the general name for a group of small, related tribes inhabiting the mountains of northern Pakistan between the Gilgit and Swat rivers. The 130,000 (1967, estimate) Kohistanis speak Kohistani, a Dardic language. They are Sunni Muslims, although elements of pre-Muslim beliefs also exist. Their chief occupation is livestock raising. They have preserved a subsistence economy and a clan organization.

REFERENCES

Narody luzhnoi Azii. Moscow, 1963.
Barth, F. Indus and Swat Kohistan: An Ethnographic Survey. Oslo, 1956.

单词	kohistanis
释义	Kohistanis Kohistanis the general name for a group of small, related tribes inhabiting the mountains of northern Pakistan between the Gilgit and Swat rivers. The 130,000 (1967, estimate) Kohistanis speak Kohistani, a Dardic language. They are Sunni Muslims, although elements of pre-Muslim beliefs also exist. Their chief occupation is livestock raising. They have preserved a subsistence economy and a clan organization. REFERENCES Narody luzhnoi Azii. Moscow, 1963. Barth, F. Indus and Swat Kohistan: An Ethnographic Survey. Oslo, 1956.
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